| Tim White | |
| Current Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Number: | 12 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lbs: | 175 |
| High School: | Hart (Santa Clarita, California) |
| College: | Arizona State College of the Canyons |
| Undraftedyear: | 2017 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Cflstatus: | American |
| Highlights: |
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| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 1 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 14 |
| Statlabel3: | Return yards |
| Statvalue3: | 210 |
| Cflstatlabel1: | Targets |
| Cflstatvalue1: | 345 |
| Cflstatlabel2: | Receptions |
| Cflstatvalue2: | 225 |
| Cflstatlabel3: | Receiving yards |
| Cflstatvalue3: | 3,340 |
| Cflstatlabel4: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Cflstatvalue4: | 18 |
| Cflstatlabel5: | Rushing yards |
| Cflstatvalue5: | 240 |
| Cfl: | tim-white/165279/ |
Timothy Jahti White (born July 15, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
White first played college football at the College of the Canyons for the Cougars where he was named to the 2014 All-California Community College Football Team.[1] He then transferred to Arizona State University where he played for the Sun Devils in 2015 and 2016.[1]
White signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017.[3]
On September 1, 2018, White was waived by the Ravens and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2018.[6] He was waived on October 8, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7]
On January 9, 2019, White signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[8] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[9]
On December 30, 2019, White was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.[11] He was waived on May 28, 2020.[12]
White signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on March 12, 2021.[13] After missing week 1, he made his CFL debut on August 14, 2021, where he had four receptions for 28 yards against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[14] In his third game, he scored his first touchdown in the Labour Day Classic against the Toronto Argonauts on a 57-yard pass from Dane Evans.[15] White finished the regular season having played in 13 of 14 regular season games in the shortened 2021 season where he had 56 receptions for 774 yards and two touchdowns.[14] [16] He also made his post-season debut where he recorded seven receptions for 90 yards in two games as the team advanced to the 108th Grey Cup.[16] In his first Grey Cup game, White had four receptions for 33 yards, one carry for four yards, and two kickoff returns for zero yards, as the Tiger-Cats lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in overtime.[16] He was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the season.[16]
In 2022, White had a dominant season as he led the league with 94 receptions and finished fourth with 1265 receiving yards along with eight touchdowns.[14] [16] In 17 regular season games played, he also rushed nine times for 60 yards and had 14 kickoff returns for 311 yards.[16] Thereafter, he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.[17] In the playoffs, he had eight catches for 142 yards, but the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Tiger-Cats in the East Final.[16]
In the 2023 season, White led the CFL with 1,269 receiving yards on just 75 catches as he again scored eight receiving touchdowns.[14] On November 8, 2023, White was named a CFL All-Star for the second consecutive season.[18] As a pending free agent in the following off-season, White was reportedly asking for $300,000 per year for a new contract.[19] On February 20, 2024, it was announced that White had signed a new two-year contract with the Tiger-Cats.[20]